Unit Code:	POL2TWP
Alternative Unit Code:	POL3TWP
Unit Short Title:	THEORIES OF WORLD POLITICS
Credit Points:	20.0
Unit Description:	In this subject students are provided with a comprehensive overview of the major approaches International Relations theory. In this subject we examine the purpose of theory, the origins of International Relations theory and its institutional evolution. We then consider the following approaches: realism; liberalism; constructivism; 'English School' approaches; classical theories; materialist theories; quantitative and formal theories; foreign policy analysis, normative theory; and post-positivist theory. Students undertake a detailed analysis of the central ideas associated with each theoretical approach, the major proponents of each theory, the historical and political factors which have given rise to each approach and the opportunities and shortcomings of having such a diverse range of theories competing for analytic and real-world influence.
Prerequisites:	30 credit points of first-year politics or sociology, or Asian studies, or co-ordinator's approval
Class Requirements:	two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour seminar per week
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
one 3,000-word essay	60
one 2-hour examination	40	Third year students will be expected to show a greater achievement of discipline specific skill in their written work than second year students.

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Preliminary	Understanding international relations	Brown, C and Ainley, K	Palgrave 2005
Recommended	Making sense of international relations theory,	Sterling-Faulker, J.	Lynne Riemer 2006
Recommended	A history of international relations theory	Knutsen, T.	Manchester UP 1997
Recommended	International relations theory today	Booth, K. and Smith, S. (eds)	Polity Press 1995.

Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
2   26-JUL-10   29-OCT-10	Day	BUNDOORA

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Dr	Nick	Bisley	BUNDOORA	Y